This was a tip on window treatment from the forum or somewhere, that I liked.

[Anonymous]

Just noodling around.  Thought I'd show the "old yellowed newspaper" window treatment that I read here or somewhere similar.

On this DPM I didn't insert a photographic interior as I did with all the others, before I glued it down to the sidewalk/base styrene.  However, the light-coloured sidewalk styrene showed up through the windows too clearly compared to the dark base I had the building on before, so I needed a way to block windows.  (I don't plan any interior lighting in this section.)

I remembered the tip about having a building or two look abandoned by downloading actual images of yellowed newspapers from the web and photoshopping them into a group of the right size.

Here, of course, I had to glue them to the exterior of the windows because I didn't want to snap the building free of the base, but one cannot really see this from two feet away anyway.

It actually looks better than the photo shows because the flash washed out a bit of the yellowed tint of the newspapers.

 

 

 

[mobilman44]

Hi!

Nice job!  Very realistic and makes for more interest in the model/scene.

When I built a few country houses years ago, I used small pieces of brown paper sack to the upper inside of windows, which makes a nice representation of window shades.

Enjoy,

Mobilman44

[donhalshanks]

Nice work.  This is a neat idea I hadn't thought about.  Looks good!

Hal

[Anonymous]

Thanks.  I have it on the bench right now in front of me and it does look much better in person than the snapshots show....the paper is yellowed and the dark areas around the margins don't show.  The window looks completely plastered over with old newspaper.

[bogp40]

 Very nice idea, I looks great. I remember seeing this done on closed storefronts or for remodeling.

Another quick method for window treatment (shades) is to use various colored masking tape on the inside glazing. The tape can even be ripped to show torn shades.

Buildings should be removable from the base where ever possible for projects like this or future lighting or repairs. Locating pins or blocks will keep building positioned and can allow movement if accidently bumped or hit.